Re: [Asrg] Email service assumptions and making system-wide changes

[Danny Angus <Danny_Angus at slc.co.uk>]

Barry wrote:

> On January 18, 2006 at 09:48 Danny_Angus at slc.co.uk (Danny Angus) wrote:

> > A truly effective solution to the real problem would not *require* that
> > open relays be closed, it would involve a transaction between the
sender
> > and the recipient, not impose a constraint on the transport layer.


>In other words, it'd find some other way to achieve the same effect of
>closing open relays.

>I suppose one could argue that simply forbidding unauthorized
>third-party email to be forwarded through their system seems a
>heavy-handed way to accomplish the desired effect.

Yeah, mail should be permited/forbiden based upon the relationships between
sender and recipient, but might be actioned at any point.

Open relays weren't the root cause of the problem, but they were the place
where the least intrusive fix could be applied.

d.


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